Fish and seafood labelling and traceability

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) protects consumers by working to verify the fish and seafood you buy is safe and properly labelled.

Services and information

What to look for when buying fish and seafood

Fish and seafood mislabelling and species substitution may result in food fraud.

Our plan for fish traceability and labelling accuracy

What the CFIA is doing to monitor and combat the issue in Canada.

Labelling and traceability requirements

Requirements when producing, importing, exporting, packaging or selling fish and seafood.

Food fraud

Learn about food fraud, which may occur when food is misrepresented.

Report a concern

Report a food fraud or mislabelling concern.

What we are doing

Features

Putting fish DNA to the test

CFIA experts use DNA testing to detect mislabelled fish.

Traceability requirements

How a business can create traceability records to help track products one step forward and one step back in the supply chain.

Infographic: Accurately labelled fish

Print this infographic for your workplace. It is important to protect your reputation and bottom line.